Catholic Church

Pope at Christmas Night Mass: ‘Tonight the love of God has been revealed’

christmas night tells each person, no matter how poor or sinful, that they are utterly and totally loved by god, pope francis said as he cel...
Cindy Wooden

Herald Top 10: The orders growing so fast that they are running out of room

much has been written over the past few decades about the dramatic decline of religious life in the united states since the close of the sec...
Jim Graves

In new interview, Cardinal Marx speaks on same-sex blessings

cardinal reinhard marx has expressed the view that homosexual couples can receive a church blessing “in the sense of a pastoral accompanimen...
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Herald Top 10: Driving out the Devil: what’s behind the exorcism boom?

as of the past few decades, it is clear that catholic clergy are witnessing a mushrooming demand for exorcisms. an astonishing number of peo...
Kate Kingsbury and Andrew Chesnut

Herald Top 10: The booming monasteries that are running out of cells

among the most startling aspects of the post-vatican ii era of the catholic church has been the dramatic decline of vocations to the religio...
Jim Graves

What a decade! A look at the biggest Catholic stories of the 2010s

when church historians look back on the last ten years, they’ll have several historic and important moments to study. and catholics who’ve l...
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of dean of cardinals, sets 5-year term limit

pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal angelo sodano as dean of the college of cardinals and declared that the position will ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Church reform requires personal conversion, Pope Francis tells Roman Curia

to carry out the continuing reform of the church requires a willingness to change and a commitment to personal conversion, pope francis said...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

CDF official: Anthropology and Scripture document is not ‘open’ to same-sex unions

the secretary of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, archbishop giacomo morandi, said friday that a new document by the pontific...
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Benedict XVI creates foundation for Catholic journalism in Germany

in what came as a surprise to many members of the catholic elite in germany, pope emeritus benedict xvi has launched a foundation for cathol...
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